Ed Kuijper

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

Kwikbit, Inc. is a gigabit wireless technology company, which builds intelligent, cloud-driven radios to enable rapidly deployed, lower cost, high performance and flexible distribution networks. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Part of Health Care Service Corp., Aveus LLC is a consultancy services provider. The company is based in St. Paul, MN. The company was founded by Chris LaVictoire Mahai. Aveus was acquired by MEDecision, Inc. on May 22, 2018.

Medtronic, Inc. operates as a medical technology company. It offers implantable cardiac pacemakers, eternal defibrillators, inferior turbinate surgery products, and continuous glucose monitoring device. The company was founded by Earl E. Bakken and Palmer J. Hermundslie on April 29, 1949 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Reprise Biomedical, Inc. develops and commercializes biological medical devices. It offers MIROMESH and MIRODERM as well as all acellular medical devices in development. The company is headquartered in Plymouth, MN.

United HealthCare Services, Inc. provides health benefit programs for individuals and families, employers, military service members, and retirees and their families. It offers Medicare plans, Medicaid plans, medical plans, consumer driven health plans, dental plans, vision plans, disability plans, life insurance plans, critical illness plans, and accident insurance plans. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Minnetonka, MN.

B-MoGen Biotechnologies, Inc. provides gene editing solutions for antibody validation, human disease research, gene transfer, and mitochondrial DNA editing. It offers custom vector generation services that include multi-gene expression vectors that are delivered via the proven sleeping beauty transposon system; and custom gene targeting vectors. The company was founded by David A. Largaespada and Branden S. Moriarity in 2015 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

The Walker Art Center operates as an art museum in the country. It presents contemporary art by fostering the cross-pollination of the visual, performing, and media arts. The company was founded in 1879 by Thomas Barlow Walker and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Square One Ventures LLC (Square One Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Smaby Group Inc founded in 1995 by Gary P. Smaby. The firm is headquartered in Marcell, Minnesota.

Printronix, Inc. manufactures multi-technology printers. The firm’s solutions include compliance labeling, inventory management, track and trace, shipping and receiving, reverse logistics, and documents and records printing. The company was founded by Robert A. Kleist in 1974 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

MUSC Holdings LLC engages in the operation of stadium. The company is headquartered in Golden Valley, MN.

LifeScience Alley provides access to industry leaders, opportunities to build business through education and networking, insights into current trends, regulations, research and emerging technologies. The private company is based in St. Louis Park, MN. Shaye R. Mandle has been the CEO of the company since 2011.